Lifestyle choices that support long term well-being are as much a passion for me as great tasting and sustainably produced food. This is why I write on topics such as the Fasting Mimicking Diet and Exercise Snacking. During study for a degree in Nutritional Therapy I intend to write more about diet and healthy lifestyles…

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The Free From Food Awards go to products boasting great free from credentials in combination and one or more of great nutrition, great taste, innovation or practicality and cost. Gluten Free and Dairy Free and Vegan products dominate but there are some wonderful 14 allergen free products too that can be enjoyed by almost everyone! Anything…

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The Grocer is a restaurant and tavern nestled within the thriving Spitalfields market. It boasts proper pub food using seasonal and ethically sourced ingredients, has a dedicated gluten free menu and, drum roll, won a Free From Eating Out Award Gold in 2018!. Can it delight this spoiled for choice gluten free foodie? The Grocer…

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Wild Zucchinis is a charming & quirky cafe offering authentically healthy & tasty food while being veggie, vegan and gluten free friendly. Even within the outstanding culture and foodie hotspot that is the ancient market town of Cockermouth in Cumbria this place feels special. Special enough that if I could somehow pick this cafe up…

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Apres Food Co. doubles as a cafe serving delicious fresh prepared food and living evidence for the food philosophies of the owners. Apres founders Danny and Catherine believe that comforting, healthy food can and should also be simply delicious! Are they right? How compelling is their evidence? Does the evidence include cake? I investigate. Apres Food…

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FreeFrom Food Awards 2018 Discover wonderful new places to eat out free from gluten, dairy, nuts and other allergens via the FreeFrom Eating Out Awards! “The Free From Eating Out awards seek out the best ‘freefrom’ eateries from beach hut cafés to five star restaurants and then send out their expert judges. Based on the judges’…

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Since launch in 2017 tiny start-up Vive have achieved the rather amazing feat of successfully introducing new Protein Bars and Protein Powders to a very crowded market. Credit to their bars and powders being good and different enough to secure a place in the hearts of us demanding and spoiled for choice consumers! I reckon…

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Vive Protein Bars are vegan, gluten free, soy free and free from refined sugar. Bars designed for active, health conscious people who also demand pleasure from their food. I first reviewed Vive Bars in 2017 and celebrated (mostly by eating them) that they offered some very different flavors. There are oodles of bars from lots…

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If knowledge of Protein Bars was a academic discipline I would surely be the recipient of honorary degrees from institutions seeking fame by association. If familiarity with gluten free vegan protein bars earned awards I would have to rent extra space to keep all my trophies. So when I tell you that Naturya SuperBars are stand out…

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What is Exercise Snacking? How it is different and potentially better than other exercise? What health & fitness goals is it suited to? Why might you choose to experiment with it? Exercise Snacking for Health & Fitness answers these questions. Read that first if you are new to Exercise Snacking. If you are convinced to give…

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What is Exercise Snacking? How it is different and potentially better than other exercise? What health & fitness goals is it suited to? Why might you choose to experiment with it? Exercise Snacking for Health & Fitness answers these questions. Read that first if you are new to Exercise Snacking. Exercise Snacking Goals & Results shares…

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What is Exercise Snacking? How it is different and potentially better than other exercise? What health & fitness goals is it suited to? Why might you choose to experiment with it? These are the questions I am going to answer within this post. If you are convinced to give it a go and want a…